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. . . ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL - MARCH 30.1998 7 The City Engineer stated there may be two or three days when residents have to park in the street or within 50 feet of their property. He explained that mailboxes will be relocated once during construction to a temporary location and then, once the curb is installed and the project is completed, the mailboxes can be relocated back to the resident's property. Marline Spring, 3965 Fairview Avenue, asked if Oak Street set a precedent since they were provided the option of an overlay. She stated she believes F airview Avenue residents should be provided the same option. Mayor Probst clarified that the Oak A venue residents wanted to do an overlay but the Council decided it would not be a good use of dollars to do an overlay since it would not last so the Council did not offer and "either or" option. Councilmember Hicks stated the Council has been listening to residents and offered Oak Avenue residents the option to remove their roadway from the project. He stated Fairview Avenue has a score of22 on a scale of zero to 100 so it is a candidate for reconstruction, not overlay. Mitchell Bendix, 1948 Edgewater Avenue, inquired regarding the pink markers which are on the properties and asked how far the road will go into their yards. The City Engineer explained these are preliminary survey markers which are offset ten to fifteen feet or may identify other utility improvements. Mayor Probst asked if the reconstructed street will be within inches of the pavement width that exists today. The City Engineer stated this is correct but existing parts of Edgewater Avenue may be a bit wider than what will exist after the improvement project. Mr. Bendix stated there may be more than just retired citizens that will have a tough time paying for it. Sue Luehrs, 1967 Edgewater Avenue, stated there are eight houses from Prior to the cul-de-sac and the rest of the roadway was installed 20 years ago by the contractor. She noted the cul-de-sac lots will only be assessed $5 per foot for an overlay but will receive the value from the reconstruction portion of the street since they have to travel on that portion to get to their homes on the cul-de-sac. Councilmember Malone stated this is a good question and was discussed at length by the Council. He explained the Council has taken the position that the resident pays for their assessment when the construction actually occurs. He stated it is a bit of a judgement call but the Council has determined to assess a reasonable amount for the improvement with the rest of the cost coming from the entire City. Ms. Luehrs asked if a cul-de-sac situation is treated differently. Councilmember Malone explained the cul-de-sac properties will pay at the same rate when their section is reconstructed which is a reasonable and fair way to approach it. Vicky LeMire, 1912 Edgcwater Avenue, asked if the City is required to obtain more than one estimate and if the lowest bid has to be accepted.